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Your animal health partner providing optimal veterinary care for pets, farm and lifestyle animals

Vetlife support our clients and their animals by offering a variety of services either in-clinic or on-farm, including treatments, prescriptions, diagnostics, surgery, hospitalisation, production advice, puppy classes, expert advice and retail products.

11/12/2024

🎄Great tips from CANZ for this festive season🎄

https://hubs.la/Q02-DtMg0

Companion Animals New Zealand

07/12/2024

🌺 Christmas Lilies Alert! 🌺
As we deck the halls this festive season, let's be mindful of our furry friends. Those beautiful Christmas lilies might brighten up your home, but they pose a serious risk to pets. Lilies are highly toxic and can cause severe damage in cats. While they are also poisonous to dogs, the effects are much more severe in cats.
Keep your beloved pets safe by opting for pet-friendly flowers this Christmas! 🐾❤️

02/12/2024

"Giving Tuesday" proud partner of SPCA https://hubs.la/Q02-3K-H0

01/12/2024

All dogs on farms where sheep graze must be dosed regularly with tapeworm treatments.

29/11/2024

💉 Be Summer Ready Top Tip #3🐛

🐾 Keep Your Pets Safe and Healthy! 🐾

Whether you're planning a family getaway, boarding your pet at a kennel or cattery, or enjoying a staycation, make sure your furry friends are up-to-date with their preventative treatments!
Vaccinations: 🐶🐱
• Ensure your pets have their vaccinations up to date. Catteries and kennels require proof of vaccination, with a minimum of 10-14 days between vaccination and admission.
• Don't forget to bring your pet's vaccination book when dropping them off!
Flea and Worm Treatments: 🐾
• Warmer days mean peak flea season! Protect your pets with effective flea treatments.
• Treat your pets against worm infestation at least a month before your visit. This keeps both your pets and family safe.

Vetlife's Veterinary Team is here to assist with all pet vaccinations, and worm, flea, and tick control throughout the year. 💛

27/11/2024

🚗 Be Summer Ready Top Tip #2🚗

Travelling with Pets? Keep these tips in mind 🐾
📌Always have water available for your pets during car trips. Never leave them in the car in hot weather, even with the windows down 🚫

📌If your pets get travel sick, book an appointment with your local vet to get the necessary medications 💊

23/11/2024

🐾 Meet Inka! 🐾

Inka is a lovely wee dog who has been experiencing some musculoskeletal pain. To help her feel better, it was recommended she try acupuncture with Yvonne, one of the vets in Oxford who is trained in animal acupuncture. 🩺✨

Acupuncture helps release tension in the muscles and alleviate pain. Inka was the perfect patient for her first treatment, allowing Yvonne to place the needles without needing any sedation—just a few treats! 🍖🐶

We're so proud of Inka and grateful to Yvonne for her gentle care. 💖

If you want to know if acupuncture is right for your pet, get in touch with Vetlife Oxford to speak to Yvonne today!
☎️ 03 312 4882

22/11/2024

🐴 Horse Worming 🐴

Vetlife Murrays Veterinarian Kim Becker-Fifield has some important advice on horse worming, read below:

"A good rule of thumb is to worm at the time when the temperature has consistently been above 10 degrees Celsius (Spring) for three days, or consistently lower than 10 degrees Celsius (autumn) for three days– so the turn of the seasons. This varies depending on region”

20/11/2024

Did you know cats can also benefit from hydrotherapy?🐈

Check out Boo who came into our Timaru clinic and did a full 12 minute run in the pool with Rebecca! Boo has had two bilateral cruciate surgeries over the last 3 years.

If you want to know more about hydrotherapy get in touch with your local clinic today ☎️and they help you organise a consult with the Timaru and Wanaka clinics.

https://hubs.la/Q02YZ0LV0

17/11/2024

☀️Be Summer Ready Top Tip #1☀️

Barley grass can be a common issue for dogs around summer, keeping your dogs feet clipped back if they are long haired can help reduce the risk of trapping seeds in between their toes.

Check these areas after each walk or at the end of the day,
📌Between toes/under feet + between pads
📌Armpits
📌Groin
📌Ears

Checking these areas will reduce the risk of barley grass causing any problems 🚫

Hannah our nurse from Vetlife Pleasant Point has made a short clip on barley grass, see below 👇
https://hubs.la/Q02XRSwq0

15/11/2024

Forgetting to worm your dogs?🐕
Don't worry, we have you covered!

You can join our DogTrax programme. Our DogTrax programme makes it easier for you to keep on top of worming your dogs.

DogTrax will post your monthly dosing medication for your dogs, you just need to let us know your details, saving you the trip to your local clinic!

See the link below to sign up today 👐
https://hubs.la/Q02XRPJ20

11/11/2024

🐴Meet the Team🐴

We are pleased to introduce Kim Becker-Fifield, experienced equine veterinarian, to Vetlife Murrays. Kim will be familiar to many horse owners in the Mosgiel area as she has worked here for five years. Please get in touch on 03 489 5540 for all your equine needs.

08/11/2024

🐾 Meet Jasper, our new team mate, at Get to the Point🐾
Pop by Vetlife Pleasant Point for the chance to enjoy some fun-filled activities and to meet Jasper, our adorable working dog mascot! 🐶
📅 Date: 9th November
🕒 Time: 10am
📍 Location: Vetlife Pleasant point
Come say hello, snap a selfie with Jasper, and enjoy the festivities. We can’t wait to see you there!

06/11/2024

The team from Vetlife Marlborough are looking forward to seeing you all this weekend, make sure you stop by our tent to meet our adorable working dog mascot 🐶

03/11/2024

🎆Fireworks are to most people a time of celebration, but to horses and their owners’ firework displays can be a stressful and worrying time. Here are some steps you can use to minimize or reduce the effect the fireworks will have on them.
1. Know the date, time and location of the firework display.
2. Don’t change your horse’s routine; this can heighten stress for them too. They feel safe and secure in a familiar environment
3. If you plan on stabling them, begin this process a week before the display so it is familiar to them.
4. If you plan on keeping your horse in the paddock, ensure all fencing is secure and there are no objects lying around that they could injure themselves on.
5. Remain calm. As an owner a shift in your mood/stress levels will have a direct impact on your horse.
6. Use distractions to keep them occupied; plenty of hay, some of their favourite treats, play a radio.
7. If you know your horse may be on edge or they have had a previous negative experience, talk to your local veterinarian beforehand to form a plan. There are oral sedatives available for horses or you may have to consider moving them for the night.
8. Be aware of your own safety, interacting with a spooked horse can be dangerous to both horse and handler.
Implementing these steps can help make the Guy Faulkes celebrations as stress-free as possible for both you and your horse.

31/10/2024

🎆 Firework night is rapidly approaching and although it is exciting for us, the loud bangs and bright lights can be really frightening for your pets. 😿

Thankfully we have some top tips to help prepare, which will hopefully make the evening as stress free as possible. 🧨

· If possible, stay at home to reassure your pet
· Keep animals indoors (lock the cat flap)
· Walk dogs early before any fireworks start
· Close windows, doors and curtains to soundproof your home and shut out bright flashes
· Turn on the radio or TV to help drown out the loud noises
· A few days to a week before, create a safe & comforting hiding place for pets with their favorite treats and bedding. Get them used to going into it as a relaxing space on nights where there are no fireworks so they already feel safe there when the bangs start.
· Try a compression wrap for dogs e.g. a thunder shirt.
· Utilise a calming pheromone diffuser e.g. Feliway or Adaptil.
· Try ‘Calmex’ calming tablets for dogs.
· Make sure your pets are microchipped with up to date contact details. This means it is easier to reunite you with your pet if they are startled and escape.

🎇 If you would like further information on any of the above, please get in contact with your local clinic to discuss. Some of the suggestions need to be put in place in advance for best effect so if you know your pet is badly affected, lets make a plan to give them as stress free a night as possible.😸

31/10/2024

🕷🕸 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🕸🕷
Share your pet’s best Halloween costumes in the comments below 🐾

30/10/2024

Cats can be scared by fireworks too!

Here are some helpful tips to help during firework season

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